neural network
noun
: a computer architecture in which a number of processors are interconnected in a manner suggestive of the connections between neurons in a human brain and which is able to learn by a process of trial and error
called also neural net
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When this machinery fails, protein aggregates can devastate entire neural networks, snuffing out communication and leading to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and ALS.
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Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2024
Neurons are wiring together and forming neural networks.
—Jennifer Robinson, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
But those general-purpose computers are not necessarily designed to efficiently handle the kind of communication patterns that go on inside a spiking neural network.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 May 2024
Finally, the neural network discards the memorizing algorithm.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Increase Mental Function Silencil contains nutrients that are designed to strengthen your brain’s neural network.
—Michael Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
That February, Sante had downloaded FaceApp, a photo-editing application that uses neural networks to generate realistic transformations of people’s faces.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
These calculations, which involve multiplying grids of numbers known as matrices, are key to many computational tasks, including operating neural networks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2024
These include machine learning, neural networks and Bayesian AI, among others.
—Niven R. Narain, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2024
Neurons are wiring together and forming neural networks.
—Jennifer Robinson, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
But those general-purpose computers are not necessarily designed to efficiently handle the kind of communication patterns that go on inside a spiking neural network.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 May 2024
Finally, the neural network discards the memorizing algorithm.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Increase Mental Function Silencil contains nutrients that are designed to strengthen your brain’s neural network.
—Michael Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
That February, Sante had downloaded FaceApp, a photo-editing application that uses neural networks to generate realistic transformations of people’s faces.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
These calculations, which involve multiplying grids of numbers known as matrices, are key to many computational tasks, including operating neural networks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2024
These include machine learning, neural networks and Bayesian AI, among others.
—Niven R. Narain, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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